Barcode creators
Barcodes can be created within existing applications, such as Microsoft
Office, by using macros or programs that link to the application, or by
using software to create images that can be copied and pasted into other
applications.
The products below are for these purposes.
Stand-alone
barcode creators that create fully resizeable barcode images for most common 1D barcode types for placing in your Windows applications. Provides a collection of macros for converting a selected item (text in Word, one or more cells in Excel or Access) into high quality barcode pictures or font based barcodes. For 1D barcode types only.
Note: For on-the-fly 2D barcodes in Microsoft Access we recommend
Active Barcode Component.
Provides a collection of tools for creating 1D barcodes for Crystal
Reports.
Provides a collection of tools for creating 2D barcodes for Crystal
Reports. Generates barcode images for both 1D and 2D barcodes and provides a powerful label printing facility using either its own database or (via ODBC) common database sources such as Excel, Access, SQL, etc.
Really Simple Barcodes is an barcode creator that can generate
1D barcodes that can be
printed or copied to the clipboard for pasting into another application, and
can print simple barcode labels and sequences.
Feature comparison for Barcode creators
|
Feature |
Barcode Macros |
dBarcode Pro |
dBarcode Suite |
Really Simple Barcodes (PC) |
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Integrates with MS Office applications |
Y |
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Creates 1D barcodes
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
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Creates 2D barcodes
|
|
|
Y |
|
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Built-in barcode label printing |
B |
|
Y |
C |
|
Creates barcode graphics files |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
.NET program |
|
|
|
Y |
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Vista-compatible |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
[ B = Barcode labels may be printed from Office applications, Word, Excel
or Access
C = Barcode label printing limited to duplicates and sequences]
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